Monthly Archives: May 2014

. . . In a rebuttal to critics of National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations when she told several news outlets in September 2012 that the attack was a “spontaneous reaction” to an anti-Muslim video on YouTube, Clinton writes that the video did play a role in the attacks.

“There were scores of attackers that night, almost certainly with differing motives,” she writes. “It is inaccurate to state that every single one of them was influenced by this hateful video. It is equally inaccurate to state that none of them were. Both assertions defy not only the evidence but logic as well.”

So, it’s not exactly a shock to most of us. It’s just common sense. Put yourself in a criminal’s position. You feel like shooting and killing a bunch of people, and you want to be met with as little opposition as possible. If you go to a place that allows concealed carry, there’s a risk that someone could take you out before you start shooting, and that’s a risk you don’t want to take.

Naturally, you’d go to a place that has heavy restrictions on gun-carriers. That’ll pretty much guarantee that no one will be able to fight back, and you’d be able to shoot and kill as many as you want. And then you’d get your 15 minutes of fame when the media give you nonstop coverage. So, probably more than “15 minutes,” but, you know, it’s just an expression.

The subject of gun-free zones is up again, because of the shooting that took place at Ft. Hood the other day. Many have already commented that the shooting occurred in a gun-free zone. Most of them do for reasons described above.

Here’s John Lott:

But if schools, theaters, and malls allowed for concealed carry, it would turn America into the Wild West, right? Matt Vespa referred to a National Review article that appeared not long after Newtown:

There is no evidence that private holders of concealed-carry permits (which are either easy to obtain or not even required in more than 40 states) are any more irresponsible with firearms than the police. According to a 2005 to 2007 study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Bowling Green State University, police nationwide were convicted of firearms violations at least at a 0.002 percent annual rate. That’s about the same rate as holders of carry permits in the states with “shall issue” laws.

The left would love to turn this entire country into one big gun-free zone, and they’d do it, all the while paying lip service to our 2nd Amendment “right to hunt.”

In his highly anticipated new book and movie “America,” conservative author Dinesh D’Souza is warning that Hillary Clinton won’t be a clone of her moderate husband, but will instead take the baton from President Obama to continue radicalizing the country and “undo the nation’s founding ideals.”

“America — Imagine a World Without Her,” published by Regnery and set for release Monday, charges that as students of radical organizer Saul Alinsky, Obama and Clinton could have enough time to “unmake and then remake America” into a nation the founding fathers wouldn’t recognize.

Defense analysts say there has been a buildup of military units within non-security-related federal agencies, notably the creation of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams. The buildup has raised questions about whether the Obama administration is undermining civil liberties under the guise of counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts.

Other agencies with SWAT teams reportedly include the Department of Agriculture, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Office of Personnel Management, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Education Department.

The militarization of federal agencies, under little-known statues that permit deputization of security officials, comes as the White House has launched verbal attacks on private citizens’ ownership of firearms despite the fact that most gun owners are law-abiding citizens.

A White House National Security Council spokeswoman declined to comment.

The Obama State Department this week disavowed its promotion of a Muslim cleric after it was reported by the Washington Free Beacon that the cleric, Sheik Abdallah Bin Bayyah, endorsed a fatwa in 2004 authorizing Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.

At the same time, the Obama administration continues to deal with Obama funder and Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans who helped deliver cash and humanitarian aid to “the other side” in Fallujah in 2004 and made a personal statement in 2005 supporting the killing of U.S. troops in Iraq.

The double standard stinks to high heaven but is what has been come to be expected from the Obama administration.

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday will seek to elevate a national conversation about the dangers of sports-related concussions, especially among children and other young athletes, by pushing for more medical research and more money spent on public awareness campaigns.

The president will host a daylong summit at the White House that will include researchers, professional athletes, parents, coaches, league officials and sportscasters. Officials said the goal was to use the power of the presidency to accelerate progress on one of the most serious health issues to confront sports in a decade.

“Our focus here is on giving parents information that they need to help make judgments about how their kids can be safe,” Jennifer Palmieri, the White House communications director, said.

Obama is “a big believer in sports,” but as a parent, he is “concerned about the safety of his own daughters,” Palmieri said. Obama’s daughters, Malia and Sasha, play sports, Palmieri said, although she declined to say whether either had sustained a concussion or other head injury.

The president will announce a series of initiatives, financed by the government, nonprofit groups and major sports leagues, that will aim to promote awareness and increase the amount of data that researchers can use to better understand the consequences of strong blows to the heads of young athletes.

Obama will not, however, call for new regulations or legislation aimed at requiring the use of specific helmets or restricting certain sports for young children. Such efforts would probably create controversy in the same way that Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, met resistance to his efforts to ban large sodas.

I do hope you will overlook my not referring to you as “President” because you are not my president, nor according to my calculations are you the president of the vast majority of Americans; but then We The People count votes differently than do you and your ilk.

Based on my observations of your performance in office thus far, it is clear to me that you have no real comprehension of the concept of “service to country” so I will simply suggest that you quietly retire to your palace; that which was once thought of as “The People’s House” and is now generally thought of only as a ghetto in dire need of urban renewal like Detroit and others that you have single handedly created for your supporters.

Your Memorial Day visit to our troops in Afghanistan was the ultimate disgrace; the most embarrassing that you have ever perpetrated upon our nation thus far; one that I personally found grossly offensive and outrageous. You and your purely academic co-conspirators, who have never held a job or served their country, handcuff our brave men and women and send them into harm’s way and you have the audacity to stand in front of those brave patriots and spew such platitudes? It’s gut-wrenchingly disgusting.

The Veterans Administration scandal – and YES, it is a ‘real‘ scandal – has been a topic of discussion far beyond our borders; I have heard from friends in Europe and the Middle East and they basically shake their heads in disbelief that even a talking head such as yourself would have the audacity to make such a speech in those surroundings.

You initially ran for office with heartwarming verbal commitments to provide care for our service men and women and our veterans. As a disabled Vietnam Combat Veteran, I can assure you that you have failed in those promises and failed miserably. It took me nine (9) months to get an appointment for a biopsy and then only with the personal intervention of the Director for Veterans Affairs in the State of Nevada.

The U.S. Government has a long history of using those who serve as “guinea pigs” and we now see that your regime has chosen those of us who have served as a testing ground for your “death panels” being implemented under your signature legislation that you are so proud of – Obamacare.

Thankfully, your reign of terror is nearing its end and We The People would consider it an act of human kindness if you would just quietly retire from the world stage and save this nation any further shame and embarrassment.

You began your tour of terror with a world tour of apology for this nation’s past transgressions. Did you apologize to France and the other European nations for our participation in World War II; for saving them from Nazi domination. No. However, you did apologize to the Muslim world, who were allies of the Nazi scourge. And, in so doing, you brought great shame upon our nation.

You continue to dismantle our military and our economy with great alacrity, all the while spinning your tales of rainbow stew. Your policies crush our economy and you blame it on racism. Your Attorney General picks and chooses which laws he will enforce and is a constant adversary of states’ rights which are guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment to our Constitution.

It is bad enough that you and your regime are the greatest dangers this country has ever faced, but when the whole world recognizes your blustering “red line in the sand” is nothing more than “a yellow spot in the snow” and when foreign diplomats suggest to the world press that your speeches are written by unemployable comedians, it is just too much to bare.

And when America awakens to that fact your legacy will rival that of Benedict Arnold; in spades.

And it is for that reason that We The People ask you to just stay home; stay off the world stage and the national stage and confine yourself to stroking your disciples at DNC events. It would save millions of taxpayer dollars each month.

Your constant spewing of that which Bess Truman could never get Harry to call manure makes We The People feel as a mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion being assaulted by a little old lady with a handbag; it is monumentally embarrassing and there is little that we can do about it other than to defend ourselves from serious injury while the assault is in progress.

But assaults such as that, as physically and emotionally damaging as they may be, will never put a champion “down for the count.” And when the assault ends, true justice steps in. I wonder where We The People will choose as our own “Nuremberg”? Where ever that may be, you can count on being there along with your lap dogs Eric Holder, Harry Reid, and hopefully a host of others.

I do hope you will overlook my not referring to you as “President” because you are not my president, nor according to my calculations are you the president of the vast majority of Americans; but then We The People count votes differently than do you and your ilk.

Based on my observations of your performance in office thus far, it is clear to me that you have no real comprehension of the concept of “service to country” so I will simply suggest that you quietly retire to your palace; that which was once thought of as “The People’s House” and is now generally thought of only as a ghetto in dire need of urban renewal like Detroit and others that you have single handedly created for your supporters.